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Nevada Civil Rights

Nevada Civil Rights

Nevada Equal Rights Commission
1820 East Sahara Avenue Suite 314
Las Vegas, NV 89104

Overview

The Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) oversees the state's Equal Employment Opportunity program, handling employment discrimination complaints relating to: race, national origin, color, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation, age (40 and over), disability, genetic information, and gender identity or expression.  NERC works with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate and bring suit for complaints of discrimination.  NERC also has jurisdiction in Nevada to investigate allegations of discrimination in housing and places of public accommodations.